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At 15:42 Copenhagen Police got a report from a cyclist on southwest Amager.

He saw something resembling a body on the shoreline.

It is the body of a female.

It is a female torso.

When I say torso it is without a head.

Without arms and without legs.

Of course, the police, the media and everyone else -

- wonder about this female body. Is it Kim Wall?

At this point it's premature to say.

We simply don't know.

Give me a straight answer please, Jens.

Do you think it's her or not?

I don't know yet, but...

... there's a possibility that it could be her.

Hmm.

- And you didn't find anything else? - No, we didn't.

It's difficult for the divers. They don't know where to look.

We hope to find the sub's route on the radar surveillance.

But they're in the water 24-7, and we have the dogs on it, too.

We're doing everything we can.

What sort of dogs? Cadaver dogs or...?

No, police dogs.

I see. But there are dogs -

- that are trained to detect bodies submerged in water.

Cadaver dogs... I haven't heard of it, but I'll look into it.

Yes, do that.

I've said it before, Jens. I'd be happy to help out any way I can.

One of my friends is a diver. He knows the Sound like the back of his hand.

I can't let you take part in the investigation...

It is my daughter we're looking for!

For me, this isn't just some investigation!

We need answers, Jens. Do you understand?

We need answers.

Yes.

I understand.

We'll get the DNA result in 36 hours, but we'll proceed with the autopsy.

What do you expect to find?

Cause of death. And possibly the time of death.

If arms and legs were severed as part of a conscious act, or maybe nothing.

But you've seen the torso?

Yes.

- And? - And? Nothing.

A body submerged in saltwater will display an array of damages.

If the body has been on the surface, the sun may have damaged the skin.

Rocks and sand may do the same.

Listen, I have the family, the press and a prosecutor -

- who needs an extension on the accused's custody in two weeks.

We're working as fast as we can.

Of course. I just can't get on with my work if you don't give me something.

I know.

I've asked Musa to stick around. He'll fill me in. I'm going back to the office.

That's fine.

This is the fourth time you've called in the last hour.

I still don't have any news.

Yes, I promise to let you know.

Right, but my phone isn't just for providing you with headlines.

What does the forensic pathologist say happened?

He can't say anything yet.

- Hasn't he seen the torso? - Yes, but you know how they are.

He won't comment until after the autopsy.

Right. And when will they be able to say if it's her?

The police have obtained hair and a toothbrush, so the process is underway.

We'll know if there's a DNA match within 48 hours.

- Call me when you know more. - Will do.

Any news about the sub's route?

No. Not yet.

The Swedes are in charge of surveilling the Sound, and they're a bit slow.

- I'll put more pressure on them. - The divers need something to go on.

Hi, Musa, It's Jens... again.

Please call me.

- Maibritt? - Yes?

- Have you heard from Musa? - No, isn't he at Forensics?

Yes, but they ought to be done now.

I'm going home. Call me if you hear anything.

Of course.

Cecilie asked if we'd like to come over for coffee.

- Sure. - I met her in the city.

- How is she? - She looked great.

Hey... are you okay?

I don't know.

The press keeps calling me, and I hear nothing from Forensics.

If the torso we found is hers...

... I have a call to make that I'm not looking forward to.

Musa, call me. I'm outside.

Musa.

Hi, Jens.

Why don't I hear from you?

- We agreed you'd call. - I was about to.

He only just finished.

- Hi again. - Hi.

- Do you have any conclusions? - Yes.

We now know that arms, head and legs were severed as a conscious act -

- with something akin to a fretsaw with small teeth.

But I need to confirm that.

And the torso has at least 17 stab wounds and cuts inflicted.

- 17? - Yes.

But none of them were fatal.

And it appears they were all inflicted postmortem.

It could be to puncture the body.

Combined with the iron pieces tied to the torso -

- the aim was probably to avoid the body from floating around.

Okay. And the cause of death?

In my opinion, you won't find it on the torso.

If we assume it's the journalist, wasn't his explanation -

- that she was hit on the head by a hatch?

What do you think happened?

I think she died as the result of blunt force.

He's made up the hatch story to explain why we'll find injuries to the skull.

You'd better go find the head then.

Yes.

I've had divers in the water this morning searching piers, fishing stakes and nets.

No luck.

Do something, Jens. We need information.

We have close to one hundred volunteers searching the coastline.

In Denmark and Sweden.

We have surveillance planes, dogs, helicopters...

- And my divers in the water. - Yes.

But we don't know where he dumped the rest of the body.

We can't determine the cause of death without the head. We just can't.

And we really want to find it.

But we don't know where to dive.

Pull.

I have something I'm excited to show you.

I went to see Vessel Traffic Service in Malmoe, VTS.

I don't know what changed, but when I arrived this morning -

- all of a sudden, I could get access to the radar tracks -

- that they wouldn't show me when I asked them the other day.

So... we now have the route.

We photographed the radar track -

- of the night between the 10th and 11th August -

- and followed what we believe is the sub on its route through Køge Bay.

And as you can see here, there's a dot for every five minutes -

- between 20:00 and 10:22, when it sinks.

It dives here, just after she writes her text -

- and it reappears here, when we know his phone is active.

And then he... or they... sail towards Drogden lighthouse -

- where they lie idle for 50 minutes.

He then spots a freighter sailing towards the Avedøre plant -

- trails it and enters Køge Bay -

- and dives shortly after at 04:40.

He reappears here at 08:22 -

- and after a short trip south, he sails back towards Drogden lighthouse -

- where the sub sinks at exactly 10:22.

What about here? There's a gap here of 3.5 hours.

I imagine it dived and drifted south and reappeared down here.

- How sure are you of this? - I'm fairly sure.

- Can you come talk to the divers? - Of course.

Maibritt, get a status from the Swedes on their search.

- LM, did you get my message? - Yes, I did.

I brought Nikolaj.

- Did you get the route? - Yes, let me show you.

- Did you guys meet? - Sure.

Let's see.

The route is reconstructed from the radar surveillance that night.

Damn!

There are five minutes between each dot.

Jarnis!

It's based on the VTS info.

- Yup? - Look at this!

At 23:25 we start here and go all the way here.

- That's awesome! - Can you use this?

- You bet. - Good. Here you go.

- Hello. - Hi, Joachim.

I'm calling to say that we've established the sub's route through the Sound -

- the night between the 10th and 11th.

Seriously?

Mmm.

Do you know anything about it?

No. What do you mean?

First they wouldn't let us see the radar surveillance. The next day they would.

I doubt my call could've made a difference.

I think it did.

Now the divers can narrow down the search, and that's a big leap forward.

That's great.

Any news on the DNA tests?

No, not yet -

- but I'll call you as soon as I know if there's a match.

It's just...

Yes?

No, it's nothing.

Jens.

Okay.

Thanks for calling.

Any news?

The result of the DNA test is in.

It's her torso.

Hi, Joachim, it's Jens.

I'm sorry for calling at this hour.

The result of the DNA test is in.

Yes...

I'm afraid it's a match.

Good morning.

I'd like to start by expressing my deepest sympathies -

- for Kim Wall's family to whom I last night conveyed -

- the definitive message that there is a DNA match between Kim Wall -

- and the torso found the day before yesterday...

- You can keep your shoes on. - Are you sure?

Sure. The dog drags in all sorts of stuff.

The red ones are hers.

Yes... she traveled far and wide.

She and her boyfriend were moving to China.

They'd just gotten an apartment and...

Yes...

Come sit down.

- Would you like some more coffee? - No, thank you.

How do we do this?

When we met the first time, I promised to share everything with you.

I intend to keep that promise.

I brought some drawings of the torso.

And photos.

It's entirely up to you if you want to see both or just the drawings.

Perhaps we can start with the drawings.

Yes.

What I'm about to show you is a drawing of the torso -

- and the injuries inflicted on the torso are marked with an X.

- Joche... - Iso! Come.

Oh God.

My dearest ...

It's so vast.

Was the radar information from Malmoe useful?

And the cadaver dogs?

- We don't have them in Denmark. - Why not?

It isn't deemed sufficiently validated that it works.

I see.

Please thank everyone for their help.

From both of us.

Thank you, Jens.

Bye for now. Let us know if there's anything we can do.

I will. I promise we're doing everything we can.

Bye.

This is Cecilie. I can't pick up.

Leave a message and I will call you back. Bye.

Hi, Cille...

We're ready to search jackstay 3.

- Sending down a diver. - Go on.

We've completed search of jackstay 3.

Negative. No find. Repeat, no find.

We're not finding anything.

- No one said it would be easy. - Easy? No one said it was impossible.

Eight men have dived 240 hours since 11 August. 240 hours in two weeks.

They don't see their kids or wives. They work 24-7. They're stressed.

When they ask me what it's for, what do I tell them?

What do you want me to do?

Huh? I wish I knew exactly where you should dive, but I don't.

How long have we known each other, Jens?

I've never seen you so at a loss before.

The court hearing is set for 9:30, 5 September -

- and we still don't have enough evidence.

And Forensics maintain the cause of death cannot be found on the torso?

Yes.

I have to argue manslaughter in less than two weeks.

Without a cause of death, we'll get nowhere.

What do the divers say? Didn't you establish the sub's route?

Yes. But it's still an almost impossible task.

Okay. I have an appointment in five minutes, so let's get started.

We now know it's Kim's torso.

We know she didn't die from force against the torso.

We know the accused is lying, and that he didn't dump her body intact.

From Nikolaj's visit to VTS we've mapped out the sub's route -

- which the divers are now diving from. They've yet to find something.

Jakob, you say we cannot charge him with murder.

We may be able to charge him, but...

... it'll be difficult to convict him with no cause of death.

And we cannot determine cause of death without the head and limbs.

We'll just have to keep looking.

Thank you for agreeing to meet with me. I'm really glad you did.

Of course.

I'm sorry that I just...

- You know... - That you just what?

That you took off after I'd told you you were going to be a grandad?

Or are you apologizing for one of the other times you forgot about me?

My birthdays?

Swimming contests, school plays?

Or perhaps my graduation party?

All of it, I think.

You may not have been there for me -

- but there isn't much we can do about that now.

I don't know, I just...

I just really want my child to be able to count on its grandad.

Okay?

Fetch!

Good boy! Yes!

Good boy.

And come. Come. That's right.

Good boy.

Go on, boy. Good job.

Hi, Joachim, Jens here.

I'm calling the Swedish police to ask to borrow their cadaver dogs.

Great. Bye for now.

Jens Møller, Copenhagen Police Department.

I'm calling as we need your assistance. Yes, thank you.

Thank you. How beautiful they are.

Dearest Ingrid, won't you come back inside?

Come back inside.